Gulf Oil Spill-Health

ATLANTA (AP) -- Public health officials and scientists will begathering in New Orleans this week to talk about whether any healthproblems could be caused by the Gulf oil spill.

The group will also talk about the best way to watch for anypotential medical issues. The meeting is being organized by theInstitute of Medicine at the request of the Department of Healthand Human Services. The government has already set aside $10million for research.

Health officials say there seems to be little reason to worry atthis point. But they're more uncertain about the long-term,particularly for workers cleaning up oil from the BP spill in theGulf.

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